What are your old-fashioned cleaning tips?

What are your old-fashioned cleaning tips?

From baking soda to white vinegar, grandma's tried and test cleaning remedies have stood the test of time. What are the old-fashioned cleaning tips that work in your house? Tell us now.

 

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    Lynne from swansea says:
    Jun 23, 10:47

    My husband dropped curry on his shirt, after many attempts to remove the stain, my last attempt was soaking the shirt in liquid drain unblocker and hey presto curry stain instantly disappeared.

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    Caz from Mids says:
    Jun 23, 08:05

    To Rita Mita from Middlesex, I spray my whole cooker ( top and doors ) with window cleaning spray whilst the cooker is still warm, leave it on while I eat my meal and then wipe off with kitchen roll, I have never used anything else and it removes all stains without scratching.
    My useful tip for cleaning George Forman type grills:- while the grill is still hot, put a double layer of kitchen roll onto bottom plate, squeeze on a little washing up liquid then pour on just enough hot water to wet all of the paper, turn off and close the grill, enjoy your meal, when you return to clean it the dirt just wipes away, this has saved me hours of scraping and scrubbing.
    Also if you want to keep your oven stain free, clean the oven and then apply a generous coat of 'Fairy hard soap' the good old fashioned one, usually available at you local hardware store, smells good when you cook wipe out with the soap each time you use the oven from then on, you should never need to scrub the oven again.
    I am not recommending this one but my nan used to make me brush my teeth with soot from the chimney, they are not the whitest teeth 50 years on but are certainly strong.

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    Roxxy from Beds says:
    Jun 22, 11:32

    .. I mean cover the cat bowls with foil then put the food on top (I don't mean put the food in the bowl then cover with foil.. that wouldn't work ha) just in case you didn't get it ;-)

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    Roxxy from Beds says:
    Jun 22, 11:26

    Keep your pet food bowls clean and never wash them again.. after your cat has sniffed the food it's decided that today he/she doesn't like anymore or just licks the gravy or jelly leaving the chunks to dry out n stick to the bowl... don't worry about this anymore.. cover your pet food bowls with 'foil' yes 'foil' and you can just remove, roll it up into a ball n bin.. no more cleaning those bowls ever again!! I haven't cleaned mine for about 8 weeks now.. hurray for the foil!!

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    jooles jay from peterborough says:
    Jun 20, 22:20

    soad crystals dissolve in hot water in the bath then put in your oven shelves, pan supports from your hoband the metal grill bit from cooker hoods, leave to soak overnight, lightly rub stubbon marks with a brillo pad, hey presto clen bits and no scrubbing.
    to cover scratches on wood furniture use shoe polish, brown, tan and nutral , work in to the scratch and surrounding area.
    blue tack marks on painted walls, dab with a little diluted white spirit.
    cigrett/burns on a carpet use felt tip pens to "coloure" the area
    keep ashtrys sweet spray with airfreshner after washing
    sunburnt, use natural youghrt on clean dry skin, when youghrt is dry sponge off and reapply, keep youghrt in the fridge, this will open the pores on the skin allowing the heat out.
    to remove the wax from the car wash on your car windscreen use neat vinegar on a cloth to wipe outside of screen

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